Illuminated electric iron



Jan. 6, 1953 J. K. MOYER 2,524,832

ILLUMINATED ELECTRIC IRON I Filed July 17, 1947 2 SHEETS SHEET 1INVENTOR. Joseph K. Mayer Way 5.5km:

ATTORNEY.

Jan. 6, 1953 J. K: MOYER 2,624,832

ILLUMINATED ELECTRIC IRON Filed July 1'7, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 g- 4INVENTOR.

Joseph If. Mayer A TTORNE Y Patented Jan. 6, 1953 ILLUIWINATED ELECTRICIRON Joseph K. Moyer, North Canton, Ohio, assignor to The HooverCompany, North Canton, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application July 17, 1947, Serial No. 761,481

2 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to an electric iron and more particularlyto illuminating the material to be ironed and the temperature controlmeans.

An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved electriciron. Another object is to provide light means in an iron to illuminatethe material to be ironed. A further object is to provide light means inan iron to illuminate the temperature control means to aid the operatorin Selecting the desired ironing temperatures. Another object is toprovide light means to simultaneously illuminate the material to beironed and the temperature control means. A further object is to providea novel arrangement of the lighting means with respect to the ironhandle and the temperature control means. Another object is to providemeans for cooling the light means. Other objects and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from the following specification anddrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side view partly in section of one embodiment of theinvention;

Figure 2 is a side view partly in section of another embodiment of theinvention;

Figure 3 is a section along line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a section along line 44 of Figure 2.

The embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figures 1 and 3 comprisesan iron body including a sole plate II and a cover shell l2 within whichis an unshown heating element and a thermostat device the latter havinga rotatable shaft [3 extending upwardly through the cover shell l2 in amanner well known in the art.

A handle l5 formed of suitable insulation material includes a hand gripportion l6 and supporting legs I1 and [8 which are attached to the covershell l2 as by screws I9. The handle legs l1 and [8 are spaced from thecover shell I2 by projecting bosses, as indicated for example at 20, toprovide for passage of cooling air between the handle and the covershell.

A temperature control dial 22 is disposed between the handle legs I! andI8 and is attached to the thermostat shaft l3 for operating thethermostat. Inscribed on the top surface of the dial 22 are the names ofthe materials to be ironed, and the desired ironing temperature isobtained by rotating the dial 22 into register with the dot 23 on thehandle base 24.

The handle front leg I! is provided with a chamber 25 which is formed bythe annular wall 26 of the handle leg I1 and the top wall 21 of thecover shell 12. Disposed in the chamber 25 is an electric light bulb 2|mounted in a socket 29 which is supported on a bracket 30 attached tothe top wall 2'! of the cover shell. to the socket 29 is a pair ofconductors 3i and 32 which are connected through suitable means to asource of electric current for lighting the bulb 2 I.

The rear wall portion of the handle leg I! is cut away to provide adownwardly inclined opening 34 communicating at its upper end 35 withthe light chamber 25 and its opposite lower end 36 terminates adjacentto the dot 23 and the dial 22. In the forward wall portion of the handlefront leg I! is an opening 38 which communicates with the light chamber25 and the exterior of the iron adjacent the cover shell [2.

The light rays from the bulb 21 project through the opening 38 asindicated by dotted lines 4| and 42 in Figure l and are directed ontothe forward portion 48 and adjacent side surfaces of the iron body andalso upon the material to be ironed to illuminate the material and aidthe operator in ironing the latter. The beams of light passing throughthe opening 34 are directed downwardly upon the dot 23 and on the dial,as indicated by the dotted lines 43 and 44 in Figure 1 and 45 and 46 inFigure 3, to aid the operator in rotating the dial 22 to the desiredpositions for various ironing temperatures.

The embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figures 2 and 4 includesthe sole plate H, cover shell 12, and dial 22 mounted upon thethermostat shaft l3 as described in Figure l. Mounted on the cover shellI2 is a handle 511 having a hand grip portion 51 and supporting legs 52and 53, the former being provided with a light chamber 54 in which is adownwardly disposed light bulb 55 supported in a socket 56 which ismounted on the handle 50 by a bracket 5'! and a screw 53. A pair ofelectrical conductors 59 and 60 are attached to the socket 56 and extendthrough a bore 6! in the hand grip portion 5| for connection to a sourceof current for lighting the bulb 55.

The rear wall portion of the handle leg 52 is provided with a downwardlyinclined opening to permit passage of the light rays from the bulb 55,as indicated by the lines 66 and 57 in Figure 2 and lines 68 and 69 inFigure 4, to illuminate the indicia on the handle leg 52 and dial 22. Inthe forward wall portion of the handle leg 52 is an opening III forpassage of the light rays from the bulb 55, as indicated by the line llin Figure 2, to illuminate the iron body and the adjacent material to beironed.

Attached In both embodiments of the invention the arrangement of theopenings 34-38 and 6510 provide for passage of air through the lightchambers and about the light bulbs to thereby cool the bulbs 2| and 55.

I claim:

1. In an electric iron, a body having. a sole plate, a handle having ahand grip spaced above said body by a downwardly extending supportingleg attached to said body, temperature control means for said sole platearranged above said body adjacent the base of said sup-portingleg and.beneath said hand grip, means defining a light chamber in said handlesupporting leg, light means in said chamber, and means defining anopening in the wall of said chamber in said supporting leg beneath saidhand grip adjacent said control means for directing light rays onto saidtemperature control means to illuminate the latter, be1o W said handgrip and eliminate theshadow 4 forward portion of said sole plate andthe material to be ironed.

JOSEPH K. MOYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date.

530,092v England Dec. 4, 1940 591,232 England Aug. 12,1947

